On my last trip to the library, I happened to see all three of them, so I snagged them with a grin that made my husband laugh. Jakob Kuisl the hangman of Schongau , his daughter Magdalena, and her beau Simon Fronweiser are again up to their old tricks in these three books, letting their curiosity lead them into mysteries they perhaps should have stayed clear of. In The Dark Monk, the three find themselves embroiled in the hunt for lost Templar treasure.
In The Beggar King, Jakob is framed for the murder of his sister, and must prove his innocence with the help of Magdalena and Simon. Woven throughout the mysteries are portrayals of everyday and not so everyday!
One thing that continues to impress me about the books is how they treat torture. He makes us sympathize with him. I enjoyed these three books just as much as I did the first. The action is well-paced, the plots are well-thought out and complex, and the characters are rich and enjoyable. I love this series. From the back of The Dark Monk :.
As numbness creeps up his body, he summons the last of his strength to scratch a cryptic sign in the frost. What they uncover will lead them back the Crusades, unlocking a troubled history of internal church politics and sending them on a chase for a treasure of the Knights Templar.
A team of dangerous and mysterious monks is always close behind, tracking their every move, speaking Latin in the shadows, giving off a strange, intoxicating scent. And to throw the hangman off their trail, they have made sure he is tasked with capturing a band of thieves roving the countryside, attacking solitary travelers and spreading panic.
